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InterviewDateTime

3/19/2010 10:30:00

InterviewLocation

New Orleans, LA

Venue

MobileBooth East

StorytellerA-FullName

Otte, Marline

Relationship_OfStorytellerA

life-partner

InterviewerA-FullName

Fulop, Laszlo

Relationship_OfInterviewerA

life-partner

Facilitator Log

02:00 Marline is from Germany and came to New Orleans to pursue a career as a professor in history. 10:54 Before Hurricane Katrina, Marline and Laszlo both felt like visitors to New Orleans but after wards they felt much more connected to the city. 13:00 Laszlo came to New Orleans after his car broke down on the way to California. He arrived during Mardi Gras. 21:33 When the hurricane struck Laszlo and his friends thought of it as an adventure but quickly realized the dire nature of the storm and the flooding. 31:20 Marline recalls the moments of individual kindness that surprised her in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. She says that in Europe people relied upon the State for help during hard times but she found that here individuals helped each other. 41:24 Marline and Laszlo also talk about how the documentary they worked on introduced them to diverse communities in New Orleans that represented the city beyond partying and poverty.

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